Administration of Medicine: If any medicine needs to be administered by a staff member to a child, a special form must be completed by the physician giving us the name of the medicine and the dosage, and the parents notarized note giving us permission to administer the medicine

By observing good health standards, you will be protecting your child and others in the program. We appreciate your cooperation and adherence to the policies regarding your child's health.

According to New York State law all children entering school must be immunized against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), tetanus, polio, measles, german measles (rubella), mumps, hemophilus influenza, Hib, and hepatitis B.

1. A physical examination must be done within the calendar year for each child. The school form must be signed by the examining physician and each child's immunizations must be up to date. This form must be returned to school on or before the child's first day of attendance. The child will not be permitted to attend school until the health form is received. If a parent has any questions, the health chairperson may be contacted.
2. Parents must give written permission to the school to provide for medical attention in case of emergencies.
3. Children with cold symptoms MUST NOT be sent to school.
4. Children who cannot participate fully in the day's program SHOULD NOT be sent to school.

Sick children do not belong in school. They will be sent home. Sometimes children want to come to school even if they are sick, but remember, "Parent" knows best. It is your duty and responsiblity to keep sick children home, away from the others in school. A child cannot perform normally if he/she is sick. A sick child will not be happy in school.

• If a child has had a fever, he/she must be fever-free for 24 hours before returning to school.
• If your child is sneezing, coughing or has a runny nose, he/she is contagious and should not be in school. If the nasal discharge is either green or yellow this indicates an infection.
• If the child has allergies with a persistent cough, we need a note from your doctor explaining the condition.
• If the child has vomited or had diarrhea, you must wait 24 hours after the child is symptom free before returning to school.
5. Parents must notify the health chairman/teacher/director immediately when a child has contracted or has been exposed to a communicable disease. Exposure is defined as exposure within an enclosure. A child exposed to certain communicable diseases is excluded from school for all or part of the incubation period, in accordance with the following table:

   Disease	Incubation Period	Exclusion Period
   Chicken Pox	11 - 24 days, usually 13 - 16 days	11 - 17 days after exposure
   Scarlet Fever	1 - 7 days	1 - 7 days

   All incubation figures are taken form the N.Y. State Dept. of Health. Exclusion figures for exposed children have been determined by our own school experience. If a child contracts a contagious disease, he does not return to school until his physician approves. For contagious diseases not listed, call the health chairman or director. In all cases the child is to be kept home when even the slightest symptoms or indisposition occur.

6. Parents of children who have been exposed to communicable diseases in Nursery School will be notified by the health chairman, or notes will be sent home from school.
7. For communicable diseases including Impetigo and Conjunctivitis, a parent should receive clearance from a doctor before returning the child to school.
8. Mothers are required to inform the health chairman and/or teacher/director of pregnancies as early as possible for their own protection, in case of German Measles. This information will be confidential.
9. All of the above procedures apply to any adult who interfaces with the children on a regular basis, i.e. teachers, student aides. Participating parents should exercise proper judgment.
10. It is included in the philosophy of our school that outdoor play is equally beneficial to children as indoor play. A portion of each day, subject to the discretion of teacher, director or health chairman will be spent outdoors.